Countries
Madagascar
Afganistan
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
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Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Salama!
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Misaotra
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Alina tsara
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
azafady
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Miala tsiny
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Veloma!
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Azafady
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Merina
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Not Available
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
malgache
pachto
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
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[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Pashtun
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indonesian
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1537
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Malagasy and Pashto Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malagasy and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Pashto Speaking population
Malagasy and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malagasy and Pashto on Malagasy vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Pashto Language Codes
Malagasy and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.